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State v. Owens

Decided July 6, 1987. George Tillman Gregory Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

359 S.E.2d 275 · Cited 61 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Epperly v. Commonwealth · 294 S.E.2d 882
State v. Sullivan · 282 S.E.2d 838
State v. King · 155 S.E. 409
State v. Koon · 298 S.E.2d 769
State v. Goolsby · 268 S.E.2d 31
State v. Patterson · 351 S.E.2d 853
State v. Owens · 352 S.E.2d 474
State v. Plemmons · 332 S.E.2d 765
State v. Koon · 328 S.E.2d 625
State v. Speights · 208 S.E.2d 43
Wray v. State · 343 S.E.2d 617
In the Matter of Perkins · 278 S.E.2d 781
State v. Gethers · 269 S.C. 105
State v. Owens · 293 S.C. 161
State v. Thompson · 292 S.E.2d 581
State v. South · 331 S.E.2d 775
State v. Hardee · 308 S.E.2d 521
State v. McSwain · 355 S.E.2d 540
State v. Head · 79 N.C. App. 1

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Owens v. State · 503 S.E.2d 462
State v. Towery · 386 S.E.2d 462
Saffle v. Parks · 494 U.S. 484
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State v. Weston · 625 S.E.2d 641
State v. Patterson · 482 S.E.2d 760
State v. Johnson · 410 S.E.2d 547
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Browning v. State · 465 S.E.2d 358
State v. Bell · 360 S.E.2d 706
State v. Robinson · 409 S.E.2d 404
State v. Hill · 501 S.E.2d 122
State v. Jones · 298 S.C. 118
State v. Osborne · 516 S.E.2d 201
In Re the Personal Restraint of Rupe · 798 P.2d 780
State v. Elliott · 552 S.E.2d 727
Joseph v. State · 571 S.E.2d 280
State v. Smith · 298 S.C. 482
State v. Owens · 424 S.E.2d 473
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Brown v. State · 415 S.E.2d 811

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